Well, it was Thursday, May 28, 1998, and I was just trying to come to terms with the death of Phil Hartman -- and rewatching episode 32 of FY while I was at it. A couple of things caught my eye. For one thing, as Nuriko went to move the boulder in front of Mt. Black, he obviously senses that Ashitare (ack! ptooey!) is behind him (otherwise, why turn around at all?), yet he doesn't seem to tense up, no gasp or widening of the eyes (a la Tamahome when *he* senses danger); he just slowly looks around and, hey, there the guy is. And I wondered, what must be going through his head at that moment? What went through his head throughout that confrontation?
Also, Nuriko had to know he was a dead man as soon as Ashitare (ack! ptooey!) did his "You're my shish-kabob" routine...what was he thinking when he told Miaka his injuries weren't bad enough to kill him? (You know, when I first saw that episode I'd never seen a good guy die in anime, and despite the obvious episode title I believed him! Well, sorta...I *wanted* to believe him...)
Did that scene with Nuriko and Miaka in the real world really happen in his mind, in a hallucination, whatever? Well, from some opinions I read on the FYML, I came to the conclusion that Nuriko did not personally have this vision, and so I chose not to include it in the story.
Anyway, some thoughts came to me, and I said to myself, I should write this down. And so the story was born.
Actually, this isn't *really* much of an original story, but a retelling of parts of episodes 32 and 33, from Nuriko's point of view. I put in exact quotes wherever I could remember them, and there are one or two minor inaccuracies that I left in because, heck, I liked it better that way... but events should follow pretty much as they do when you watch the show.
I hope you enjoy! ^_^ Even though it's pretty sad :-(.... Hey! I finally thought of a title I can live with! (And there was much rejoicing..."yay...")
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